Escape from Iran

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STabe w pics of executed.jpg Shahram Tabe examines photos of Iranian political prisoners who were executed. (Courtesy Mark Ulster)

Thirty years ago Shahram Tabe was a student revolutionary in Tehran who became a counter-revolutionary - and then he became a fugitive. His journey to Canada involved smugglers, Turkish prisons and prostitutes. Hear it all on Escape from Iran.

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STabe interviewed by Natasha.jpg Shahram Tabe being interviewed by Natasha Fatah. (Courtesy Mark Ulster)

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